Rotary Gyroscopes

Abstract

This article is based on the materials of a lecture given on the lecture day which took place before the conference of young scientists “Navigation and Motion Control”, and devoted to the current state and prospects of the development of inertial sensing elements. It briefly describes the physical principles forming the basis for rotary gyroscopes design, and presents the schematic diagrams and features of two types of gyroscopes in this class: electrostatic and floated ones. In addition, the material includes brief information about the people who made a decisive contribution to theoretical and engineering development of these devices.